TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Ji Eun-hee took a one-stroke lead over Lydia Ko on Friday in the LPGA Taiwan Championship, overcoming back pain and a double bogey in windy and rainy conditions.
The 29-year-old South Korean player finished with a 3-under 69 to reach 9-under 135 at Miramar. She made the double bogey on the par-5 sixth after hitting hooking her drive out of bounds, rallied with birdies on Nos. 9-11 and closed with seven straight pars.
''I hurt my middle back this morning,'' Ji said. ''Just bothering me on my swing, and especially with my driver.